"I feel the strongest I've ever felt going into a record. Coming back to the fold of our band has reinvigorated me. I missed my brothers, touring, and of course all our dedicated fans around the world who have always given us their all.

"This new record is going to shape our future; we gave it everything we could and then some. In the past, I was the weakest link and now that I have re-built myself, we are stronger than ever and nothing can stand in our way."

The band have already shared the guitar playthrough for the epic track 'The Son Of Misery'. The clip demonstrates the sheer mastery of guitarist Andy Marsh. Here is in case you missed it first time around:

You can hear 'The Son Of Misery' right here, along with 'Slaves Beyond Death', another bruising track from 'Dear Desolation':

'Dear Desolation' is available digitally now from iTunes and you can pre-order an array of physical formats right here.

Thy Art Is Murder are set to tour this August and September with Nuclear Blast label mates Decapitated, Fallujah and Ghost Bath in the US and Canada. Full dates for 'The Double Homicide Tour 2017' are as follows: